The Waterwise Garden is devoted to displaying drought-tolerant landscape plants that do well in Davis.  Many beautiful plants native to California and the other Mediterranean climate areas of the world are well-adapted to surviving our long, dry summers with little supplemental watering. Several UC Davis Arboretum All-Stars are featured here, including crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum), cape balsam (Bulbine frutescens), and Otto Quast Spanish lavender (Lavandula stoechas ‘Otto Quast’).

Waterwise Garden Before
A view of the future Waterwise Garden from the south	A view of the future Waterwise Garden from the north.  The new plantings will surround the flag pole.
Our Vision for the Waterwise Garden
A mixture of waterwise native and Mediterranean plants in the Arboretum Terrace Garden	Waterwise flowering perennials and shrubs in the UC Davis Arboretum